Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-10-02
HOMIE AGAIN.
Mayor Seabrght and Surveyor Egerter Return
From California.
BOTH GENTLEMEN MUCH PLEASED
They Meet With Cordial Receptions at Every
City Visited.
SOME DETAILS OF THE JOURNEY

Yesterday afternoon His Honor Mayer
Seabright, and Surveyor Of Customs Eyer
ter, who have been absent from the city
for month, on a'yisit to California land
intermediate points," as the guests of the
New York City volunteer iremen, arrived
in the city, and spent the remainder OF the
day and evering in shaking hands with
their friends and telling what good time
they had while away. The two gentlemen
named, who, by the way, were one-halt
in number aud twO-thirds in weight OF
the guests of the firemen, the outsiders
being limited to four, OF whom two were
from Philadelphia and two from Wheeling
left the party at Cleveland yesterday morn
ing, amid the regrets OF the entire crowd,
who had hoped to carry the Wheeling
eouple back to New York with them and
make it pleasant for them for a week or
so. Both gentlemen declare they never
had such q pleasant time in their lives
before, and say they would not have
missed tine tour for a barrel of the proverbial
''big apples one is accustomed to hear
of in matters of like nature. Said Mr..
Seabright:
al hardly know how to express myself
i'm Speaking OF the trip. 1t was delight
full one. We left New York on Monday,
September 5th, after u parade through q
portion of the city, the people rendering
us a perfect ovation. There were one
hundred and SIX of the fremen, and ut the
head of the column marched Kappa
Seventh Regiment Band, one of the crack
bands of the the United States. The must
clans were about sixty strong Our train
was made up OF eight Pullman cars and
two baggage cars, and everything had been
arranged with a single desire to make the
passengers feel at home The first stop We
made was at Chicago, arriving there Tues
day night. The fremen were on the look
ont for us, and we bad u big welcome
The next morning we had a street parade,
and the people nearly went wild. We got
out of town that evening, and made the
next stop at Omaha. There you have q
live, wide-awake city. The people are
business all the way through, and 1t IL
going to he n great place one OF these days,
We were treated to a banquet there, and
then there was parade and tour OF the
city in carriages. We then settled our
selves for a long run, and did not get out
OF the cars again until we struck Salt
Lake City, where the MOrIOns live. The
MormOns are not bad people, when 1t comes
to taking care of strangers. Why, they
even postponed the services IN the big
Tabernacle for two hOurs'In the hope that
we would get there in time-lt was Sun
day-but the tateS were against us, IA we
did not get into town until o'clock IN the
evening. They preach out there IN the
afternoon. As they could not take uS to
church, they did the next best thing
paye us an excursion to Salt Lake, where
they had a sumptuOus banquet and all
sorts OF cheerfulness. For MOrmOns, they
did very well. Finally We got away from
the folks and our train went on to Sacra-
mento. There we were temporarily under
a cloud, on account of the death OF Cover
nor Bartlett. But nevertheless We were
by no means forgotten. From Sacramento
we went to San Francisco, the end Of our
Journey. The body of the Governor was
lying in state when We arrived, so we
marched up town with muffied drums, and
the next day attended the funeral in a
body. The following day We had a pa
rade, and the whole city turned out to SET
us. That night we were rendered ban,
quet ut the Palace Hotel, and the day after
the fire department Of the city turned out
and took us all over To Oakland, where We
had another banquet and general good
time. When we left San Francisco we had
long ride of seyenty-twO hours TO Chey'
enne, where we made halt, and then sped
on to Denver. Then on to Kansas City,
where our reception was almost as big as
at San Francisco. l met number o.
Wheeling people there, all Of whom
seemed TO be prospering. The next halt
ing place was at st. Louis, and then VT
stopped in succession at Louisville, Cincin
natl and Cleveland. We got to Cleveland
Friday night, and Mr. Egerter and mySel
stayed there over night and came on dowr
home this morning. 1t was great triI
all the way through. The car to which
was assigned was the Celtic" and fine
set Of gentlemen than it contained / neve
! travelled with"